Housing features including logo features of an electronic device

Abstract

An enclosure having an indicium (e.g., logo) and a method for securing an indicium to an enclosure is disclosed. The enclosure includes an aperture extending through an interior portion and an exterior portion of the enclosure. The aperture may include concentric portions. For example, the aperture may include a first opening formed on an interior portion and a second opening smaller than the first opening formed on the exterior portion. The indicium may include a flange member such that the indicium may extend through the first opening but not the second opening. Also, in some embodiments, a plate is adhesively secured to the indicium and the enclosure; however, the indicium is not directly adhesively secured to the enclosure. This may prevent adhesives from protruding from an interface region between the indicium and the enclosure.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An enclosure, comprising:
 a wall comprising: a first surface; a second surface opposite the first surface: a through hole extending through the wall from a first opening at the first surface to a second opening at the second surface, the second opening having a size greater than the first opening; and a stepped region comprising at least two discrete steps within the through hole, at least one of the discrete steps having an outer perimeter with a size different from that of the first opening and the second opening; 
 an indicium positioned within the through hole and having an exterior surface co-planar with the first surface, the indicium comprising a flange member engaging the wall between the first surface and the second surface; and 
 a plate secured with the indicium, the plate positioned within the through hole and secured with the wall between the first surface and the second surface. 
 
     
     
       2. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the plate comprises an opening extending through the plate and capable of receiving a tool to adjust the indicium relative to the wall. 
     
     
       3. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the plate is adhesively secured with the indicium with a first adhesive and wherein the plate is adhesively secured with the wall with a second adhesive different from the first adhesive. 
     
     
       4. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the plate is fully within the through hole. 
     
     
       5. The enclosure of  claim 4 , wherein the indicium comprises an indicium surface co-planar with respect to the first surface. 
     
     
       6. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the flange member is positioned between an adhesive that secures the indicium with the plate and an interior surface of the wall. 
     
     
       7. The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the indicium is free of adhesive engagement with the wall. 
     
     
       8. The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the at least one discrete step is a first discrete step; and 
 a second discrete step of the discrete steps has an outer perimeter with a size different from that of the first opening, the second opening, and the first discrete step. 
 
     
     
       9. An electronic device, comprising:
 an enclosure comprising a wall having first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the enclosure comprising a through hole extending from the first surface to the second surface, the through hole having a first opening at the first surface and a second opening at the second surface, the second opening having a size greater than the first opening, the through hole having at least:
 a first ledge at a first depth from the first surface and substantially parallel to the first surface; and 
 a second ledge at a second depth from the first surface that is different than the first depth, the second ledge substantially parallel to the first surface; 
 
 an indicium positioned within the through hole and having an exterior surface co-planar with the first surface, the indicium engaging the enclosure between the first surface and the second surface; and 
 a plate positioned within the through hole, the plate adhesively secured with the indicium and the enclosure by at least one adhesive. 
 
     
     
       10. The electronic device of  claim 9 , further comprising a compressible member positioned between the plate and the indicium, wherein the compressible member includes a material selected from a group consisting of foam and rubber. 
     
     
       11. The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the first surface defines an exterior surface of the enclosure, and wherein a portion of the indicium is co- planar with respect to the exterior surface. 
     
     
       12. The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the plate is formed from steel, the plate further comprising an opening that receives a tool capable of adjusting the indicium relative to the wall. 
     
     
       13. The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the indicium comprises a flange member having a joint member engaged with the wall. 
     
     
       14. The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the indicium comprises a notch, and wherein the at least one adhesive used to secure the plate with the indicium is at least partially located in the notch. 
     
     
       15. The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the indicium comprises a flange member positioned between the at least one adhesive and the enclosure to prevent the at least one adhesive from extending through the first opening. 
     
     
       16. The electronic device of  claim 9 , wherein the first and second ledges define surfaces that are substantially perpendicular to the first surface. 
     
     
       17. A method for assembling an enclosure that includes a wall having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the method comprising:
 disposing an indicium in a through hole extending from a first opening at the first surface to a second opening at the second surface, the second opening having a size greater than the first opening, the through hole having a plurality of discrete steps between the first and second surfaces, the indicium comprising a flange member engaging at least a first one of the plurality of discrete steps; 
 disposing a plate in the through hole such that the plate engages at least a second one of the plurality of discrete steps; and 
 securing the plate with the indicium between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the indicium is positioned within the through hole and includes an exterior surface co-planar with the first surface. 
 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 17 , wherein the plate is adhesively secured with the indicium with a first adhesive and wherein the plate is adhesively secured with the wall with a second adhesive different from the first adhesive. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 17 , wherein the flange member is positioned between the at least one of the plurality of discrete steps and an adhesive that secures the indicium with the plate. 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 17 , wherein disposing the plate in the through hole comprises disposing the plate fully within the through hole.